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Makin' its way downtown
Mickalene Thomas, Sista Sista Lady Blue, 2007, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art...
It’s International Cat Day! Prepare yourselves for a doctorate-level...
Source In Peter H. Reynolds’s children’s book The Dot, a young child...
Mostly a library with fancy books that dabbles in art
I would walk 500 miles...
The party in full swing on the front lawn. Photo: Bahara Emami. This past month...
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You'll need a bicycle to get around the entire place
Five museums for the price of one
Oh say can you see
Largest collection of British art outside the UK
Free museums for the win
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Takaya Miou, Love Thyself. Courtesy of the Honolulu Museum of Art. The...
Poop in style while you enjoy art
Gerda Taro, the talented, courageous, and brilliant photographer was brushed...
Some good old fashioned tentacle porn
If nobody is around to view art, does it disappear?
Made in a cabin
Build me up, buttercup
Last Thursday evening I had the pleasure of attending an action-packed (!)...
Hey, I’m Maya! I started interning at Sartle a little over a month ago along with...
Wearing a vest of many colors
Excellent, eccentric, and damn queer
Lovely sketch, sketchy love
The color blue brings a lot of things to mind - the blue sky, blue-ribbon winners,...
When the United States forcefully opened Japan to foreign trade,...
Just another naked lady
Witness her
Vincent van Gogh, A Wheatfield with Cypresses, 1889. In Robert Frost’s...
As the neurologist Oliver Sacks noted, gardens are places of healing. The Greek...
Many of my reviews are based off of my experiences as a shih tzu skeptic, a middle...
In 2011, the United Nations declared that July 30 would forever be known as the...
As we approach the one-year anniversary of COVID lockdown in San Francisco,...
Before there was OkCupid, there was The Cupid Seller by Joseph-Marie...
Perspective, in a nutshell, is how much space/distance is shown in a 2D...
Last week, our across-the-way pal Gallery 308 opened for its inaugural exhibition,...
You have had your fair share of bad relationships and you are just so glad to...
Artemisia Gentileschi. Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, ca. 1620-25. Oil on canvas,...
If Baroque art and a can of whipped cream had a baby, it would be the Rococo....
Welcome to Dames Done Wrong, where we handle misogyny, sexism and everyday...
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The San Francisco Center for the Book (SFCB) is a magically inspiring art haven...
Everything you thought you knew is wrong! OK, maybe not everything … Gravity...
How do you like your museums? I’ll take mine with some fun, sass, and a side of...
The power of Edo period art can best be summed up with this quote:...
To Diego Rivera, “America” meant: “the territory included between the two ice...
Here are the best museums of the continental United States as picked with extreme...
Detail from La Città Nuova (The New City) by Antonio Sant’...
The holidays are here! Whether you celebrate this time in church, temple, around a...
Christian Louboutin and photographer Peter Lippmann have such a love affair...
RSAP has a great message. Sure, they get a little hyperbolic about just how much...
Private Parts is a series exposing the raw, gritty, and true stories behind...
Technology is not neutral. That is the theme that reverberates throughout this...
It’s important to note: the Romantic Art Movement has nothing to do with...
Ccontrary to social media’s endorsements, “liking” a photograph isn’t the same as...
Don’t worry, we will still be located at the fantastic Fort Mason Center...
Claude Monet, The Japanese Footbridge, 1899, National Gallery of Art, Washington D....
“We thought the best way to help people understand Van Gogh’s life was to...
I’m visiting my parents in San Francisco and, like all children of parents on the...
I’d be blue too if a rich artist made $100k off my photo. Photo @doedeerePablo...
The United States in the 1940s and 1950s must not have been a fun time to be a...
Self Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird by Frida Kahlo at the Harry...
People Magazine has decided Blake Shelton is the “2017 Sexiest Man Alive”...
This exhibit is going to blow you away. You may be so moved by its...
Sartle Team members from near and far tore themselves from their laptops and...
Lock-picking mastermind with impeccable literary taste. STORY TIME...
If you love Percy Jackson and the Olympians as much as I do, you will fall head...
When we left off in Part 1, we were certain of the inevitable end of Bey Z. To be...
So what’s got museums’ panties in a bunch now? In a nutshell: President Trump’s...
"Other artists showed what viewers wanted to see. Suzanne showed them what was...
Welcome to Part Four, the grande finale of the epic Sartle Remix for The Life of...
At the turn of the 20th century, creating art movements in Europe had...
Welcome back to Think Before You Ink, a series where we show the worst of the worst...
Centuries before feminism had a name, post-Renaissance artist Artemisia Gentileschi...
In Ezra Koenig’s new Netflix anime series, Neo Yokio, a demon enters the...
Last Saturday, while making my way through a frenzy of de Young Museum...
Scottish sculptor, graphic artist, philanthropist and feigned madman. Also saw the...
The post-World War II period of the late 1940s to 1950s onward saw not only just a...
The lighting crew of the Palace deserve a huge round of applause, the architecture...
At Sartle, we choo-choo-choose you! Saying I’m not a big fan of corporate holidays...
Shopaholics, indulge your sweet tooth here
Depression is a nasty condition. Most of the time it leaves you feeling...
Last Friday night’s grand opening at Embark Gallery was a true show-stopper for the...
Remember back to the 2016 election when womxn’s hearts across the nation felt...
It's the end of October, which can only mean one thing: Sartle's annual Pumpkin...
Sofonisba Anguissola was one of the first female artists to gain international...
The Kiss is all I’ve ever wanted from you, Valentine. (By Gustav Klimt at the...
Remember when iconic shoe lover Carrie Bradshaw leaned in to look at a pair of...
One way to look at all art is through the lens of design. All art uses...
With a new year comes a new season of BoJack Horseman -- which also means...
Tania and I were desperate for a “day” off and decided a tour of the mid-west was...
Claire Foy as Elizabeth II in The Crown.This month, while most Americans were glued...
Monet: The Early Years gives visitors the chance to track the artist’s growth...
Last December we brought you Royal Romances in Art History in honor of Netflix’s...
By the end of the nineteenth century, artists were absorbing the lessons and...
The Google Arts & Culture app has recently gone viral dominating the most...
Let some of the most romantic artist couples of all time inspire your LOVE this...
(L-R Malala Yousafzai, a potato, and Yoko Ono)According to photographer Kevin...
Going to see the Obama Portraits has been described as a secular pilgrimage.
Amidst GOP debates on hand to penis size ratio (in other worlds, who has the...
Check out this beaut! Here is the clearest photo we’ve ever had of Pluto, taken by...
One of the best things about the art world is simply how surprising it...
Last year, Sartle sponsored a panel at Art Market San Francisco– See Art...
MuseumHack, an energetic bunch of nerds famous for giving the world’s...
Have you met San Francisco’s most famous citizen, Karl? Karl the FOG, that...
If you’ve ever carried something cumbersome and metal in a narrow space (say,...
Something very strange was going on in Italy around the turn of the 16th century....
That eternal postman always rings twice, even for famous artists. Here are some...
From Marge Simpson vs. Barbara Bush, to Hillary vs. the internet, feuds between...
Okay, so maybe fashion isn’t super intellectual in the way astrophysics is and it...
The Oscars are nigh, and the agents of cinematic fortune have gifted the world’s...
Hear ye, hear ye: “Miss Piggy to receive feminist award,” squeals girl power blog...
Mona Lisa confirmed to be Trump’s ancestor after conservationists find...
Pictures of beaches, fancy dinners, and people “exercising” aside, I’m...
Untitled, 1986 Walking through the Rosie Lee Tompkins exhibit that just...
(L-R: Tania Houtzager, Ethan Angelica, Erica Gangsei, and Salvador Acevedo)Sartle...
The most important takeaway, however, was the immediate realization that this is a...
The newest exhibition at the Asian Art Museum advertises itself as an engagement of...
This week, behold Francis Bacon’s Three Studies of Lucian Freud.
Every culture has a golden age of artmaking. It’s a time when the stars align:...
Are you tired of eating the same iteration of meat, potatoes, and casserole every...
Ah New York City… Maybe you watched Friends and are enamored with brick...
This week, behold Mark Rothko’s Orange, Red, Yellow.
The new and improved San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) reopened on May...
Judy Chicago is unmistakable. She walks into the room where she’s about to speak of...
As far as rare natural phenomena go, the total eclipse is probably in the...
We’re directly across from Greens Restaurant. Their gluten free chocolate...
In addition to briefing Sandi on our progress, we discussed weighty matters of art...
The day that is NOT Mexican Independence Day and IS the celebration of the Mexican...
Ever been curious about what goes on in those fancy MFA programs, but don't have...
As a staple in the seasonal meme circuit, Freedom from Want by Norman Rockwell...
Today’s the day that we celebrate some Italian guy who got into a boat and (...
With Fathers Day around the corner, it’s natural to reminisce about our Pops. Sure...
The Sartle team had a madcap week running around Washington, DC and New York City...
It’s time to don your rainbow attire because June is gay pride month! While many of...
Fair warning: if you do not want to hear my incessant ramblings about how glorious...
Sartle was invited to check out the de Young’s newest exhibition, “The Summer of...
If you’re getting married and you love art, then you’ve come to the right place....
The only occasions when horror films seem to garner an ounce of respect, is when...
Who said that you can’t be a mother and an artist at the same time? ...
The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) has welcomed...
At the beginning and end of the Alice Neel “People Come First” exhibit, you’ll find...
Acclaimed art collector Shawn “Jay Z” Carter once wisely said, “I bought some...
John as Jack as Joker. I’m obsessed with John Malkovich so imagine my...
Self-portraits go way back and for good reason. As the author of 55 of them, Frida...
Well here we are–it’s the end of a franchise an era. The last Hunger Games...
We (Sartle) are always on the prowl for new ways to bigly share our great love for...
This week, the world bade a tearful goodbye to comic giant and beloved childhood...
Two years ago, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco put on a show...
Fall fashion events around the world have strutted to a close in Paris and I’m left...
This week, behold Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi.
Before oil paint, European artists were at the mercy of eggs. That's because egg...
The term “The Orient” was coined in the 19th century, defined by the region...
Vincent Van Gogh once gave artists the following advice: “What is done in...
Image: Jacob Lawrence. From The Migration Series, 1940-41. At MOMA. February 2016...
This masterpiece of weird incestuous erotica is supposed to be a birth announcement...
This film serves as a visual sketch of a man’s life that leaves the audience...
Lauren brings shame and embarrassment to her art history professors by combining...
Reynolda House Museum of American Art is one of our Nation’s most venerable...
It’s cool Schmidt, we don’t know what kids are up to these days either. If your kid...
Surrealist-influenced poster for The Strange Woman, starring Hedy Lamarr.In 1930s...
*** SPOILER ALERT*** ...obviously. Well, we're halfway through the new...
Flaming June by Frederic Leighton at the Ponce Museum of Art
Pastels just might be the most underrated medium in all of art history. You rarely...
As fans of looking closely and spending quality time with images, it’s no...
Does Satine take paintings as payment or just diamonds? Nicole Kidman was...
Okay, so maybe it’s not that kind of Rubens, but there are some...
Picture this: the glittering heights of Second Empire France and...
American People Series #19: U.S. Postage Stamp Commemorating the Advent of...
Who on this list got kitschy ties? Happy Father’s Day! It’s that special...
The MoAD exhibit, titled “Thread for a Web Begun," is Zangewa’s first solo...
But, we love arbitrary holidays, like #NationalBirdDay, more. Obviously, we have...
Jasper is judging you for not following us. Our second monthly get together...
Yes, Carol, we will visit you this Sunday because it is the 2016 Oscars and we...
Goering was eager to be thought of as a man of culture, and he was also Hitler’s...
We’ve all seen American Gothic, or heard the title at the very least. It’s the...
The Crown Season 2 premieres December 8 on Netflix and it couldn’t be more...
Recognize this mysterious maven? Find the answer here or stand back a little to see...
Oops, my hand slipped. See the previous dino-invaded artworks and hold onto your...
PUPPPPPPPPYYYY!!!! Sorry, no puppies in boxes this year, but perhaps a...
Image: Fred W. McDarrah/ The Village VoiceJohn Perreault, an artist, critic and...
Snapchat is basically a social media machine for stalking people’s ...
By the way, for every picture posted on various social media platforms and tagged...
The Symbolist Movement was born in 1886 as a literary movement by Jean...
We’re obsessed with Game of Thrones this season, and are thanking the old...
We’re so, so happy with how well-received San Francisco’s newest gallery has been....
With recent exhibits on topics ranging from the Manga of Japanese artist Takaya...
This portrait of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is not quite as flattering as you...
It’s that time of year again– Team Sartle delves back into the infamous great...
You’ve been sitting at home in your sweatpants in the dark for days, binge-watching...
You can be part of it right now with the opening of the groundbreaking...
Groovy baby, yea! Party time, excellent! From Austin Powers, to Wayne’s World, to...
The Death of Marat by Jacques-Louis David at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of...
Pumpkins are everywhere this season. On our doorsteps, in our coffee, in every...
Please join us (and everybody else) February 7, 2014 at noon in the Florence Gould...
Artist Biopics - Part One: March 7
It's St. Patrick's Day! And while we all may be Irish today, these...
Feminist art theory emerged in the 60s in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement...
YBAs are so fetch. Once upon a time in the 1980s, London was...
Despite our recent efforts to do right by “The Donald” by generously drafting up a...
Mel Brimfield, This is Performance Art, 2011, C-print Ah, performance artists...
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Leonor Fini was an artist of her own self-fashioned Surrealism, known for her bold...
In the beginning, there was darkness… Tohubohu, according to the Merriam-...
We're outing Hayao Miyazaki as an art nerd. Ok, it’s maybe not the biggest...
Ooooh yeah, time for prezzies! Art history lovers are all about human...
Paolozzi as the god of art, fire, and other dangerous things? Photo by Ezinda...
First of all, I clearly had no idea what I was talking about, because there is tons...
The one and only: Zsa Zsa GaborThis February would have marked the 100th birthday...
Whether your mom is dazzled by the Impressionists or, like mine, is...
Welcome to Death Do Us Art, an online bridal expo for art lovers.I’ve found five...
Happy International Selfie Day! Thanks to DJ Rick McNeely - of Fishbowl...
Welsh model/reality TV star Imogen Thomas sparked a Twitter war over her...
So get ready!
There is such a cliche about artists and madness. Perhaps there’s a bit of truth to...
